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Monday, January 30, 2012

When runtime error 53 starts appearing on a PC it
restricts the people from performing certain tasks. Preventing further
occurrences becomes simple if the user investigates what exact factor is
causing that particular error. It becomes pretty easy if the actions are taken as
earliest as possible.

Error
53: “File Not Found (DLL File Name)”

Solutions:

Uninstall Programs Installed Prior to the Runtime Error

Move Specified DLL File to the System32 Folder

Reregister Error Causing DLL File

Scan the Registry Database

Reboot with Safe Mode Option

Uninstall
Programs Installed Prior to the Runtime Error

If you have installed a program prior to the error 53,
then uninstall it. It might have installed older versions of Dynamic Link
Library (DLL) files. To resolve error 53 in PC, do the steps given below:

At the end of the error a DLL file would be mentioned.
If the file path is other than the below mentioned, then do the steps given
below:

Open My Computer.

Open the root folder where the mentioned DLL file is
present. Right click the file, select Copy.
Then browse C:\Windows\System32 and click Edit
| Paste.

Reregister
Error Causing DLL File

Each DLL file is registered in your system registry
database. If the registry entries belonging to any DLL file are not present or
if they are incorrectly modified, then runtime errors start arising. Resolve
error 53 in PC by reregistering the DLL file shown in the error message:

Click Start,
point to All Programs | Accessories.

Right click Command
Prompt and select Run as
Administrator.

Type the following command:

RegSvr32 <DLL File Name>

Exit

Shutdown /R

Scan
the Registry Database

The registry database of your computer contains
important system configurations and data stored by installed applications. When
the information stored in the registry cannot be retrieved because it’s
deleted, you start getting error 53. Scan the registry using a Registry Cleaner
and fix all errors and problems that reside in it.

Reboot
with Safe Mode Option

The Safe Mode with Networking option of your computer
make it possible to boot Windows without loading any startup programs and
services. Choose it and reboot Windows to resolve error 53 in PC. Restart the
machine. Press F8. Select Safe Mode with Networking and press ENTER.

Sunday, January 29, 2012

Value Corporation has developed Steam for
distributing games and media of all categories of developers including small
and large software developers. Steam makes a user friendly environment where
users can download games, chat and use other community features. Additionally,
Steam take cares that all your games are up-to-date.

Unfortunately, users are facing an error with the following description: “Steam
Error: This game is currently unavailable” whenever they try to play a game of
their choice. This article goes through the various instructions used for
getting rid of this annoying message.

1.Update DirectX, Visual C++
Redist and PhysX

2.Delete ClientRegistry.blob File

3.Remove ReadOnly Mark for Steam Files

4.Update Display & Sound
Drivers

5.Try Compatibility Mode

6.Prevent Clash with Data
Execution Prevention and Firewall Software

7.Fix your Registry

Update
DirectX, Visual C++ Redist and PhysX

Before you start playing games using Steam,
make sure that your computer is up-to-date. The basic tools like Microsoft
DirectX, Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable and PhysX (for Nvidia users) must
be updated on a regular basis so as to avoid “Steam Error: This game is
currently unavailable”.

There is a file called ClientRegistry.blob
stored inside the Steam program directory. If this file is having any problems,
it may result in “Steam Error: This game is currently unavailable”. The solution
is to either rename or delete this file.

The Steam program files can be set to
ReadOnly attribute thus leading problems in modifying the data and
configuration files. Remove the ReadOnly
mark for the Steam program files.

1.Open My Computer.

2.Double click C:\Program Files.

3.Right click the Steam folder and select Properties.

4.In the new dialog box, deselect
ReadOnly option from the General tab.

5.Click Apply | OK.

Update
Display and Sound Drivers

In many cases, users are getting “Steam
Error: This game is currently unavailable” message because their display and
sound drivers are outdated. In such cases, downloading and installing the
updates has resolved the issue.

1.Download a Driver Updating
program or download the drivers from the manufacturer's web site which is more reliable method of downloading Windows drivers.

2.Start for the latest driver
updates and install them immediately.

Try
Compatibility Mode

Try to run Steam in Compatibility Mode for
fixing “Steam Error: This game is currently unavailable”.

1.Right click the Steam shortcut on your desktop, select Properties.

2.Click Compatibility tab, mark Run
this program in compatibility mode for as checked.

3.Select earlier version of
Windows operating system and click Apply
| OK.

Prevent
Clash with Data Execution Prevention and Firewall Software

Most often Data Execution Prevention (DEP)
and your Firewall software prevent Steam from downloading or playing certain
types of games. To overcome this issue, make sure firewall is turned off and
Steam is being excluded from the DEP protected programs list.

7.Right click the same option
from left side panel and choose Properties.

8.Make it turned off from Domain Profile, Private Profile and Public
Profile tabs.

9.Click OK and restart Steam.

Fix
your Registry

The Steam configurations stored in the
registry can be corrupted. Thus scan the registry for such errors and fix them
instantly. Download a good System Utilities/Registry Cleaner software such as RegInOut (http://www.reginout.com).

For some reasons your computer may show error 619 while
trying to connect to the internet. Error description may pop up telling a
connection to the remote computer could not be established thus the relevant port
was closed. It’s basically a Virtual Private Network (VPN) error.

Solutions:

Delete Existing Adapter and Reconfigure the Settings

Turn your Antivirus & Firewall Programs Off

Delete Temporary Internet Files and Web History

Reboot the Client PC

Stop Additional VPN Clients Running in Background

Delete
Existing Adapter and Reconfigure the Settings

The network adapter shown in the Network and Sharing
Center may have technical problems. Delete it and re-setup the network
configurations with the help of your internet service provider. To troubleshoot
error 619, do the steps given below:

Click Start,
select Control Panel.

Click Network and
Internet and then Network and
Sharing Center.

There is a link called Change Adapter Settings displayed on the left hand side panel. Just
click it.

A new page will appear showing the list of all adapters
plugged-in to the computer. Right click the active adapter and select Delete option. If asked for confirmation,
continue the delete process.

Restart your computer.

Make a phone call to the customer care department of
your internet service provider and ask necessary steps to reinstall your
network adapter.

Turn
your Antivirus and Firewall Programs Off

Both the antivirus and firewall protections shall be
turned off temporarily. Thereafter if you do not get error 619, then there’s
must be conflict between these protections and your network connection. In such
case, try switching to another product.

The disable option can be found in the system tray icon
of your antivirus. In case of Windows Firewall, hit Start button, type Windows
Firewall with Advanced Security and press ENTER. When it opens, right click the same from the left side panel
and select Properties. Make it
disabled and click OK. This will
troubleshoot error 619.

Delete
Temporary Internet Files and Web History

The temporary internet files, web history and web
browser cache plays a significant role in the network connectivity of your
computer. Due to corruption in any browser related files, you may start getting
such error messages. To troubleshoot error 619, download a System Cleaner
application and clean-up your computer.

Reboot
the Client PC

May be rebooting your client computer works
troubleshooting error 619. Do it and try establishing a new connection.

Stop
Additional VPN Clients Running in Background

A single VPN Client should run for the smooth
functioning of your computer. Otherwise you face couple of problems including error
619.

The suggestion is to check whether multiple VPN clients
are running or not. If there are two or more clients running simultaneously,
then stop all of them and keep only one VPN client running on your PC. Contact
your ISP for more detailed information.

Click Start,
select Run. Type Services.msc and hit ENTER.

If two or more VPN Clients are running, then right click
and stop them.

Saturday, January 28, 2012

Sometimes the dial-up internet users face Windows error 633. Even
though the phone lines are okay, a message pops up on the screen telling the
modem is already in use. You cannot connect to the internet.

Install Compatible Modem Drivers

Re-plug your Modem

Uninstall Incompatible Software Programs

Modify your Registry

Delete Telephon.ini

Reset Internet Explorer
Settings

Clear Web Cache Contents

Install
Compatible Modem Drivers

Error 633 can pop up if the modem drivers are not
installed or if they are incompatible with your computer configurations.
Reinstall appropriate driver versions can resolve error code 633 in Windows 7, Vista and XP.

For getting the latest driver updates, download a Driver
Updater program or otherwise visit the website of your Modem Manufacturer or Internet
Service Provider.

Re-plug
your Modem

If the modem is not properly plugged-in, then such
errors are shown. As a solution to resolve 633 error code, it would be advisable to
un-plug and re-plug your modems.

Uninstall
Incompatible Software Programs

Dozens of programs may have been installed on your
computer. Some of them like Synchronization programs and Palm Desktop software cause
incompatibility issues thus leading this error. Uninstall such programs to get
rid of this problem.

Click Start,
select Control Panel | Programs | Uninstall a Program.

Select any newly installed program or Synchronization
software or Palm Desktop, if installed.

Thursday, January 26, 2012

Disk read error is a pre-boot error which can arise before
your operating system starts booting. The error description may ask you to
restart the machine by pressing Ctrl + Alt + Delete. But the most annoying
thing is that the next time your computer is started, the same screen appears
no matter you have selected Hard Disk or CD ROM as your First Boot Device.

In this article, we are going through a few solutions
that are frequently used to deal with the said error.

The Master Boot Record is placed on storage devices like
your hard disk which holds the partition table. Its ultimate objective is to bootstrap
your operating system by storing descriptions of partitions made in a specific
hard disk drive.

Disk Read Error may arise because of corrupted Master
Boot Record (MBR). By repairing it, the problem might be fixed.

1. Restart
the computer by pressing Ctrl + Alt + Delete.

2.
Insert
Windows installation disc.

3.
Set
First Boot Device to your CD ROM and Second Boot Device as your Hard Disk. Save
the settings and restart the machine again.

7.
Click
Repair your computer link and in new
dialog select Use recovery tools that
can help fix problems starting Windows. Select the problematic version of
Windows and click Next.

8.
Click
Command Prompt link, type the
following commands one by one:

Diskpart

Select Disk 0

List Volume

Exit

<Your Drive Letter, For example,
J:>

CD Boot

Dir

BootSect /NT60 SYS /MBR

Exit

9
Finally,
click Shutdown.

10. Restart
your computer.

Fix
Registry Records

System Registry is a complex database that contains different
types of information. Because of corruption in the records of the registry,
Disk Read Error starts appearing. Start full scan using a Registry Cleaner software. Repair these corrupted registry entries from the scan results.

Use
Different IDE Cable

IDE Cables

The word IDE is an acronym for Integrated Driver
Electronics. It is frequently used to connect hard disk and CD ROMs with the
motherboard.

When the IDE Cable is not working properly, Disk Read
Error starts arising. Try a different IDE cable and restart your machine.

Try Different
Hard Disk

A Dying Hard Disk

Bad sectors in your hard disk can also cause Disk Read Error.
Temporarily, remove your hard disk, connect the hard disk of your friend and make
it as a Primary Hard Disk and the First Boot Device. If the computer works
fine, then the problem lies in your own hard disk and it is failing.

Set
BIOS Defaults

Apply default BIOS settings and restart your machine. There
is a possibility that your BIOS settings are improperly changed leading Disk
Read Error. Set them to their defaults by following the steps given below:

1. Restart
the machine.2.Press
Delete or F2 key repeatedly.3. Click
Exit menu, select Load Optimum Defaults. Press ENTER.4. The
system will automatically restart and no error will appear when it will start.

Tuesday, January 24, 2012

Sims 3 is a very interesting game where you control little
people and help them maintaining their social lives. Kids inside the game go to
school and youngsters go for work- all under your control. Hoever, sometimes users encounter some errors while playing the game.

Sims 3 error code 12 has started occurring after the
introduction of ‘World Adventures’ expansion pack. Players often complaint this
error when they try to save their session. It appears when one hits the ‘Save’
button and waits patiently for the operation to finish.

Pause and Save the
Session with a Different Name

Pause the game, click Save
As instead of Save button. Type
a new name and confirm. It has worked for a number of users. However, there is
no technical reason for it.

Remove Problematic
Custom Contents

Delete Custom Contents

The recently added Custom Contents may be not functioning
well. Remove all problematic custom contents in order to solve Sims 3 error
code 12.

Registry configurations are responsible for the smooth
functioning of an installed game. When these registry keys are improperly
changed, deleted or renamed, you started getting Sims 3 error code 12 and
similar errors.

The solution is easy. Download a Registry Cleaner software,
scan your PC and fix all errors that exist. Restart the PC when you are done.

Uninstall and
Reinstall the Sims 3

There can be problems with the installation of game that are
causing Sims 3 error code 12. Uninstall and reinstall it to overcome this
issue.

Control Panel

1.Click Start,
select Control Panel. Click Programs and then Uninstall a Program.

Open your web browser and visit Microsoft DirectX
Download Page. Click the Download button, save the file in your Downloads folder. When the process is
finished, double click it and follow the installation instructions.

Click Start,
point to All Programs and select Windows Update. Click the button Check for Updates; wait till the update
scan process is finished. Update and install all the important updates
available online.

Start downloading latest driver updates. If new
versions are available, then download & install them immediately.

Visit the SWTOR official website. If new updates
and patches are available, then download-install them.

DirectX Download Page - Microsoft.com

Apply Window Mode

SWTOR freezes are experienced if the full screen is applied.
Change the game settings by modifying file shown below.﻿

It is found that SWTOR freezes because users occasionally
defrag your computer registry. Analyze it for possible fragmentation and then
start the defragmentation procedure. For this purpose, use a Registry Defrag
program.

Sunday, January 22, 2012

After buying a new computer a lot of people want to transfer
their programs & files from the old to the new computer. But the only
problem is that they have a number of programs installed and family photo
albums, music & other stuff stored that they don’t want to lose while
making the transfer process quicker. Of course, it is not a simple task. While
I was searching for a solution, I came across PCMover- an automatic file transfer
software.

PCMover
(Transfer Programs & Files from One Computer to Another)

A file transfer software can be used for two purposes.
Firstly, for making the transfer of all/ selected programs, applications and
games. Secondly, for transferring your documents, music, videos, & other
stuff without hassle. The main advantage of using such file transferring software
is that there is no need to manually check-out the things once you give command
to that program. In other words, by simply just selecting programs and files, the
entire task will be done without needing your physical presence and attention.
On the other hand, as all of us know selecting, copying and pasting data from
one computer to another waste a lot of time. Additionally, in the manual
transfer, there is no guarantee that the transferred programs would work
because transfer of associated registry information is impossible.

We’ll here see how to transfer programs from one computer to
another, obviously using an automatic file transfer software.

Before going through the actual procedure, you need to have any
of the following components so the actual transfer procedure can take place.

·An External Hard Disk

·CD/ DVD Disc

·A USB Drive

·Local Area Network (LAN)

·EasyTransfer Cable

How to Transfer Programs from One Computer to Another?

If you have decided the transfer medium, do the steps given
below:

Download PCMover from its official website.

Double click the downloaded file and continue
with its installation. On successful completion, reboot your computer.

Make sure no other programs are running. Open PCMover by double clicking its desktop
shortcut.

PCMover Professional will open in a wizard-based
form. In the first welcome page, click Next.

Read the important information given in the next
page that appears. To confirm you have read it, check-up the box labelled I have read and understand this message.
Then click Next.

In the next page, there will be 3 options-
Migration, Windows 7 Upgrade Assistant and Image Assistant. Since you have to
transfer programs and files to a new computer, select the first option that is Migration. Click Next.

It will ask you whether it’s a new or old
computer. Choose Old Computer option
and click Next.

Select the medium of transfer as you decided
earlier. The simplest medium is using a USB Cable.

Depending upon the medium of transfer you
selected, make sure that the appropriate cable is connected, CD/ DVD is
inserted or the network connection is established. Then click Next to continue.

Click Next
again.

The wizard will start searching for the applications
which can be possibly transferred. Select those programs that you have to
transfer to the other PC and continue it till the end. Steps vary according to
the transfer medium you had selected.

When you are finished, let’s move to your new
PC! Install PCMover on your new PC and run it.

Repeat the above Steps 3-6.

Select New
Computer option and click Next.

Again, click Next without downloading the advertised products. Continue the
wizard your own.